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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a notice detailing why the BLM Director rejected the Montana Governor's suggestions on the management plan for the Miles City Field Office. The Governor argued that the plan didn’t align with Montana’s policies on state trust lands, energy strategy, and coal revenue. However, the BLM Director found that the recommendations did not reasonably balance state and federal interests, partly because the plan does not affect state land decisions. The BLM ensures the plan complies with federal laws, considering both state and national interests.

The Department of the Interior has issued an order that partially revokes 11 Public Land Orders affecting approximately 9.7 million acres of public lands in Alaska. The affected lands were previously reserved for study and classification but are no longer needed for those purposes. These lands will be open for public land use and mining claims starting February 18, 2021, following existing laws and regulations. The decision aligns with recommendations from the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Resource Management Plan, and previous Public Land Orders No. 6477 and 6559 will be superseded by this new order.

The Interior Department has issued a Public Land Order that revokes a previous withdrawal of certain lands near Walker Lake in Nevada, which were reserved for the Bureau of Reclamation's Truckee-Carson Project. Since 109.60 acres of these lands are no longer needed for the project, they have been returned to the public domain. Additionally, the order permanently withdraws and transfers 173.25 acres of land, which includes part of the previously released lands and additional public lands, into trust as an addition to the Walker River Indian Reservation for the Walker River Paiute Tribe. This action is authorized by federal laws, including Public Law 74-748 from 1936.

This notice from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announces a Public Land Order that withdraws 39.6 acres of National Forest System lands in Siskiyou County, California, from mining under U.S. mining laws for 20 years. This is done to protect cultural and historic resources at the Schwartz and Leff Administrative Site along the North Fork of the Salmon River in the Klamath National Forest. The withdrawal does not affect leasing under other mineral or geothermal leasing laws and will expire in 20 years unless extended.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the management of Greater Sage-Grouse habitat in Colorado. The BLM has concluded that its previous planning and environmental assessments, spanning over a decade, are sufficient. This means that no new land use plans or additional alternatives are necessary. Therefore, the decision will follow the same course set in the 2019 plan amendment, and it cannot be appealed or protested.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced the official filing of plats and field notes for various land surveys in Idaho, which will occur 30 days after the publication date. These surveys were conducted to meet the needs of different Federal agencies. Detailed information about the specific lands and surveys are listed, and the public can obtain copies by paying the required fee at the Bureau's Idaho State Office. Anyone wishing to protest these surveys must submit a written notice to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho within 30 days from the date of publication.

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has submitted a request to obtain public land and mineral rights as compensation for lands not received under Montana's Statehood Act. This action is pursuant to the Taylor Grazing Act and involves the classification of 5,816.63 acres as suitable for transfer to the state. Any land not needed for this purpose will be opened to public land laws. The public can comment or request a review of this classification by February 22, 2021.

The Bureau of Land Management, part of the Interior Department, has issued a public land order that partially revokes two withdrawals from 1928, which were initially set aside for the Avalon Reservoir Carlsbad Project in New Mexico. These lands, covering 335.25 acres, are no longer needed for their original purpose. As a result, the lands will be open for new uses under public land laws, while still respecting existing rights. This order will take effect on January 7, 2025, allowing the lands to potentially be sold or transferred out of federal control.

The Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of the Interior, announced a notice regarding the official filing of plats of survey for certain lands in Oregon. These plats are set to be formally filed 30 days from the notice's publication date, specifically by January 29, 2025. Anyone wishing to protest a plat must send a written notice before this official filing date. The plats can be viewed or obtained from the Oregon State Office in Portland, and further inquiries can be made to Robert Femling, the Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/Washington.